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It is Imperative to Follow Scripture!
I’ve posted about the importance of a core book twice before (here and here). I also wrote about prophets contradicting Jesus himself here. But today I want to break this down in a fundamental way, with a specific approach that members of the LDS church can take. Let’s follow a sequence of logic in relation Continue reading
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The Conundrum of the First Vision
There are so many issues with the LDS church narrative of the First Vision. Every ideology needs to have some founding myths. A myth may or may not be true, but it brings people together in a common purpose and origin. The LDS First Vision myth has definitely solidified a body of people. Without it, Continue reading
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Polygamy: Do It Or Be Damned!
This is the second post in a series. See the first here. Many of us are very concerned that the church is teaching this to children. And in such an innocent, cute way, with nice little pictures. The overall message is that God wanted Joseph, Brigham, and others to practice polygamy — but it was Continue reading
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Polygamy: I Wonder How God Feels About It
This is the first post in a series. There’s a lot on talk over social media in the ExMo community about this new Church History manual for children next year. 2025 is the year for the D&C rotation in Come Follow Me, which we all know concludes with section 132 where “the Lord” commands plural Continue reading
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When Appendages Become Too Much
Joseph Smith is famous for saying, “The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it.” See, that sounds Continue reading
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The (False) Prophet of the Restoration
I’ve just been trying to process this idea that Mormons are good people who love God, and yet they’ve made this fatal error of conflating God and the church, or God and the “authority of man.” They feel the Holy Spirit lead them to Christ. …and then they suddenly say “so the church is true!” Continue reading
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Rocky Places, Deserts and Salt Lands
I’ve been loving reading my Bible lately. I always loved my Book of Mormon, but after a long day, tiredness would always win. But lately I’ve been exhausted, on my way to bed, and then sitting to read my Bible and before I know it, it’s been 45 minutes! My Bible conveniently sits on a Continue reading
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Teams and Jerseys
Last month I posted about getting along with other Christians, and what I’ve experienced as a Mormon when others were suspicious of me. I’ve been thinking more about this. Are Mormons and Christians really at odds? Jeff at Hello Saints (actually I don’t remember if it was Jeff himself or a guest on his Summit) Continue reading
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